Calico Skies
| Calico Skies | |
|---|---|
| Paul McCartney | |
| publication | April 1, 1997 |
| length | 2:32 |
| Genre (s) | Soft rock , pop |
| Author (s) | Paul McCartney |
| album | Flaming Pie |
Calico Skies ( English for heaven Calico ) is a song by the British pop musician Paul McCartney , which in 1997 to his tenth solo album Flaming Pie appeared.
history
McCartney wrote Calico Skies when he was in Long Island in August 1991 . Hurricane Bob was sweeping across the northeastern United States at the time, which prompted McCartney to take the time to write a few simple pieces for the acoustic guitar, including Calico Skies .
“Bob, the hurricane, knocked out all the power; it was all candlelight, cooking on a woodfire. Very primitive, but we like that enforced simplicity. I couldn't play records, so I made up little acoustic pieces. This was one of them. "
“Bob, the hurricane, cut the power supply; so there was candlelight, cooking on the wood stove. Very primitive, but we liked the enforced simplicity. I couldn't play records, so I made up little acoustic pieces. This was one of them. "
He then asked the Beatles' former producer, George Martin , to co-produce the song. The entire recording and production only took one session, which is why it was completed in September 1992. So Calico Skies was the first recording for Flaming Pie .
style
Calico Skies is particularly striking in comparison with many other songs on Flaming Pie because of its backing sound , which is strongly reminiscent of Blackbird and created purely with acoustic guitar. The second unmistakable quality of the song is the high voice, which is supposed to support the guitar, which is also playing high. Paul McCartney describes the overall mood of the song as "a gentle love song that becomes a sixties protest song" (German: "a gentle love song that becomes a sixties protest song").
Music video
A music video was created for Calico Skies as part of the documentary In The World Tonight . It is a compilation of two main components: the first is a video recording of McCartney at a campfire in the woods, while the second shows him with his then wife Linda McCartney in a recording room. The respective sequences use their own recorded version of the song, which merges into the other when the scene changes. The recording known from the album is therefore not used. In between, short excerpts are shown outside of the two lead videos, each lasting only a few seconds.
occupation
The following people contributed to the original recording:
- Paul McCartney: vocals , acoustic guitar , percussion and production
- George Martin: Production
- Bob Kraushaar: sound engineer
Aftermath
Despite being relatively unknown, Calico Skies is one of McCartney's best compositions. After its initial release on Flaming Pie , it has performed live several times and is featured on two of McCartney's live albums ( Back in the World (2003) and Good Evening New York City (2009)). An orchestral version was released in 1999 as part of the Working Classical project in an arrangement of just under two minutes. Calico Skies was revived in 2011 for the tribute album “Let Us In” Nashville - A Tribute to Linda McCartney by the American singer Nancy Sirianni .
A reworking recorded by McCartney himself was released in 2003 as part of the album Hope by the aid organization War Child . This version is generally much faster and includes additional instruments such as an electric bass and an accordion .
literature
Vincent P. Benitez: The Words and Music of Paul McCartney: The Solo Years . Praeger, Santa Barbara 2009. ISBN 031334969X . Pp. 146-147.
Web links
- Lyrics on sing365.com (english)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Liner Notes from the album Flaming Pie
- ↑ Music video at nme.com (English) Retrieved December 7, 2012.
- ↑ Calico Skies on paulmccartney.com ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) Retrieved October 27, 2012.
- ↑ “Let Us In” Nashville - A Tribute To Linda McCartney on countrymusictattletale.com ( Memento of the original from April 22, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) Retrieved October 27, 2012.
- ↑ Hope on warchild.org.uk (English). Retrieved February 22, 2013.
